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inspired by her husband, merley evers became a civil rights icon in her own right. 16 hours after his death, she rallied hundreds in jackson, mississippi and vowed to make sure her husband's death would not be in vein. later she ran for congress, published books on civil rights and in 1995, she was elected chair of the board in the naacp. my national network honored her for her work. on monday, martin luther king day, the work of the evers family comes full circle. 50 years after a life devoted to civil rights, she'll deliver one of the highest honors, the invocation at the inauguration of our country's first black president. joining me now, merley evers-williams. it's an honor to have you with us tonight. >> thank you. it's my honor to be on your show, as well. i think so highly of you and all of your work and all that you're doing now and i'm very, very pleased. >> thank you. >>> tell me, what does it mean to you to be a featured speaker at the second inauguration of the nation's first african american president. >> i have not been able to put those words into feelings yet. i'm so a
inspired by her husband, merley evers became a civil rights icon in her own right. 16 hours after his death, she rallied hundreds in jackson, mississippi and vowed to make sure her husband's death would not be in vein. later she ran for congress, published books on civil rights and in 1995, she was elected chair of the board in the naacp. my national network honored her for her work. on monday, martin luther king day, the work of the evers family comes full circle. 50 years after a life devoted...
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in a black history month special, we remember the lives of the legendary civil rights activist, singer and actor paul robeson and his wife eslanda. >> i have never separated by work as an artist from my work as a human being. i have always believed more strongly to me my art is always a weapon. >> we will speak with historian barbara ransby, author of the new book, "eslanda: the large and unconventional life of mrs. paul robeson." >> both paul and essie refused to renounce their radical friends and refused to renounce their own radical views. again, they paid a price for it. paul was blacklisted, they lost their house, had extensive fbi files and so forth. >> but first, north korea has just carried out its largest ever nuclear test. it says the test was done in the face of increased hostility from the u.s. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. north korea is drawing global condemnation for a new underground nuclear test. the north korean government confirmed the test after seismic activity of 4.9 magnitude
in a black history month special, we remember the lives of the legendary civil rights activist, singer and actor paul robeson and his wife eslanda. >> i have never separated by work as an artist from my work as a human being. i have always believed more strongly to me my art is always a weapon. >> we will speak with historian barbara ransby, author of the new book, "eslanda: the large and unconventional life of mrs. paul robeson." >> both paul and essie refused to...
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. >> it goes back to the civil rights act and the public accommodation title. there were people in the civil rights act who were saying, look, you cannot tell me government who i have to serve at my diner or at my motel. you don't get to tell me because this is a privately run business. there is a statute of that law and the constitutional case law that affirmed it is that when you enter into the marketplace, you're not allowed to bring forth all of your beliefs, there's a certain kind of way we're going to meet each other in the marketplace. it's going to be very interesting to see how that plays out in this case. thank you both. >> thank you. >>> coming up, last night we discussed how the historic diplomatic breakthrough between the united states and iran just dealt a death blow. tonight we're going to talk about this with the former u.s. deputy secretary of defense, paul wolfowitz, yes, him. don't go away. re a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because o
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the civil rights movement, took nine years for the act to get done and you have to organize and people knocking on doors and making phone calls and house parties tomorrow night, call campaigns happening, this is about saying to the american people, for those out there, 2 million volunteers out there to be engaged and stay engaged, 36 million on facebook following the president, we have more work to do. now, when you think about what we did on the campaign, a lot of it through the neighborhood teams. a neighborhood team leader, a core tell members and interesting to see s.e. toure, i want to say when's the neighborhood team leader on set? >> not me. >> the neighborhood team leader? that's awesome! >> again, toure, we don't want drama on the set but for everyone to come together and organize. >> let's get her to come together with her. this sounds awesome. >> right. >> but now the next step is, you know, how to organize? through the state of the union tomorrow night, the president will say we need you. what leadership is happening from the entire team, we need you to continue to mobile i
the civil rights movement, took nine years for the act to get done and you have to organize and people knocking on doors and making phone calls and house parties tomorrow night, call campaigns happening, this is about saying to the american people, for those out there, 2 million volunteers out there to be engaged and stay engaged, 36 million on facebook following the president, we have more work to do. now, when you think about what we did on the campaign, a lot of it through the neighborhood...
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. >>> a federal jury has granted one of the largest civil rights verdicts to an ohio man who spent 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. david ayers was awarded $13.2 million. he was freed in 2011 after dna tests cleared him in the killing of a 76-year-old woman at the public housing complex where she worked. the city attorney in cleveland, which is on the hook to pay, says officials are, quote, disappointed and considering their options. >>> it is a day of rest at the vatican before one of the biggest weeks for the roman catholic faithful. starting on tuesday, 115 cardinal electors will begin the process of voting for a new pope, but there is also controversy as a cardinal in the conclave is accused of covering up child abuse by a priest. cnn's senior international correspondent dan rivers joins us now from rome. he is just down the street from the vatican. dan, the cardinals begin voting on tuesday. what is the likelihood that they'll pick a new pope right away, that it may take a day or two, or will it take longer, do you think? >> reporter: the honest answer is, no one
. >>> a federal jury has granted one of the largest civil rights verdicts to an ohio man who spent 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. david ayers was awarded $13.2 million. he was freed in 2011 after dna tests cleared him in the killing of a 76-year-old woman at the public housing complex where she worked. the city attorney in cleveland, which is on the hook to pay, says officials are, quote, disappointed and considering their options. >>> it is a day of rest at...
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they had to do with voting, schools, public housing, and so this is what the civil rights largely addressed and all things that i largely agree with. >> actually, the interesting thing is, you know he didn't answer the question. he wouldn't say if he thought businesses should be able to discriminate based on race. >> these are important philosophical debates but not a practical discussion. >> it's pretty practical to those who had their life beaten out of them trying to desegregate walgreens lunch counters. this is not a hypothetical, dr. paul. >> it is a hypothetical. the day after that interview, paul said that he wanted to be clear, saying he would have voted for the civil rights act and wouldn't support efforts to repeal it but the night before on live tv he was anything but clear. >> so just yes or no. >> what i think would happen -- what i'm saying is that i don't believe in any discrimination. i don't believe any private property should discriminate either. i wouldn't intend, support, go to. but what you have to answer when you answer this point of view, which is an abstract of a sec
they had to do with voting, schools, public housing, and so this is what the civil rights largely addressed and all things that i largely agree with. >> actually, the interesting thing is, you know he didn't answer the question. he wouldn't say if he thought businesses should be able to discriminate based on race. >> these are important philosophical debates but not a practical discussion. >> it's pretty practical to those who had their life beaten out of them trying to...
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>> there's ten different titles, you know, to the civil rights act. and nine out of ten deal with public institutions and i'm absolutely in favor of one deals with private institutions and had i been around, i would have tried to modify that. >> so should have been allowed to stay segregated? sir, just yes or no. >> what i think would happen -- what i'm saying is that i don't believe in any discrimination. >> yep. that was rand paul's first chance to do the right thing. and he blew it. strike one. next rand paul defended gop voter i.d. laws that suppressed minority voters. >> we have an african-american president. african-americans are voting at a higher percentage in the last election than whites. there doesn't seem to be any systemic problem like there was in the south with precluding blacks from voting. >> that's strike two. and then rand paul went to a historically black university and lectured them on black history. >> if i would have said who do you think the founders of the naacp are, do you think they were republicans or democrats, would every
>> there's ten different titles, you know, to the civil rights act. and nine out of ten deal with public institutions and i'm absolutely in favor of one deals with private institutions and had i been around, i would have tried to modify that. >> so should have been allowed to stay segregated? sir, just yes or no. >> what i think would happen -- what i'm saying is that i don't believe in any discrimination. >> yep. that was rand paul's first chance to do the right thing....
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rights movement all of the left supported the right of people who were supporting civil rights to peep their main. but to not have to be put on the list to not be investigated by the f.b.i. it's your only wage and assume you don't like the sub here completely changing the issue completely change you know not know the question is i want to know why don't they have. these guys secrecy texan that you would give people when i would be glad to have a chat with you sometime when we're debating the topic of of privacy and the fourth amendment that kind of thing or people's right to secretly but i'm wondering what is it that they're hiding if they really believe patrick if these guys really believe the climate change is just a hoax or if they just come out and say it i don't think one of the transparently get was i think a lot of conservative scientists from the heartland institute and other places have said that it's a hoax and they've been absolutely demonized for a group rule the democratic congressman led a smear campaign against some scientists from the department of the interior just bec
rights movement all of the left supported the right of people who were supporting civil rights to peep their main. but to not have to be put on the list to not be investigated by the f.b.i. it's your only wage and assume you don't like the sub here completely changing the issue completely change you know not know the question is i want to know why don't they have. these guys secrecy texan that you would give people when i would be glad to have a chat with you sometime when we're debating the...
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tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it's also personal. because if we can get by our personal hangups, if we can get by society rejections, we can change to make the country what it should be. and we can make ourselves the ultimate best of what we intended and wanted to be. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the last gasp of ted cruz. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. let me start with the strangeness of ted cruz. pounded with the news in the gallup his negatives have doubled, he now called the wall street journal poll
tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it's also personal. because if we can...
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tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it'
tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it'
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fresh off his marathon filibuster, he's the life of the party and the views on civil rights, religion and the role of government are all way out there. but he's not going away. >> how seriously are you looking at 2016? >> we're looking at it very seriously. i think our party needs something new, fresh and different. >> and then u there's texas senator ted cruz. the man who called president obama the most radical president we've ever seen. and he'll be front and center at the rnc event this weekend with some of the parties biggest leaders. but senator mccain is not a big fan of either tea party star. when "the huffington post" asked if they were a party to either star, he paused for six seconds and said "they were elected. nobody believes there was a corrupt election. anything else"? but i always believe it's the whacko birds on the right and the left that get the media megaphone. whacko birds? this is a party at war. and now that the rnc is going after carl rove's plan to target unelected presidents. >> historically, if you look at it, it's a bit of a fool's game because you can't act
fresh off his marathon filibuster, he's the life of the party and the views on civil rights, religion and the role of government are all way out there. but he's not going away. >> how seriously are you looking at 2016? >> we're looking at it very seriously. i think our party needs something new, fresh and different. >> and then u there's texas senator ted cruz. the man who called president obama the most radical president we've ever seen. and he'll be front and center at the...
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a dog whistle dating back to the civil war and brought back to life during the civil rights movement. is it any coincidence this rallying cries have intensified in the five years since barack obama raised his right hand and became president of the united states. after all, we didn't hear any of this during the bush administration. no kwqualms about it, there's a racial element to this movement. this resurgence can be seen in the headlines of conservative organizations like heritage action and the family research counc council. it's more than headlines and rhetoric. it's turning into real action at the state level. 20 states have signed laws opting out of the president's health care law. in 37 states laws have been introduced to combat any federal gun legislation. and just this year alone, 30 states have introduced stricter or new voter id laws. joining me now to discuss the history of the resurgence of the states rights movement in this country is sam townhouse "new york times" in the and msnbc contributor james peterson. thank yo thanks to you both. james, when we talk about states
a dog whistle dating back to the civil war and brought back to life during the civil rights movement. is it any coincidence this rallying cries have intensified in the five years since barack obama raised his right hand and became president of the united states. after all, we didn't hear any of this during the bush administration. no kwqualms about it, there's a racial element to this movement. this resurgence can be seen in the headlines of conservative organizations like heritage action and...
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states rights is states rights and it's always been to civil rights. >> it's ironic today is the date that the united states supreme court i believe in 1888 or 1877 in essence overturned the 1875 civil rights law. and said -- it actually nullified the 14th amendment saying just what you said. that an individual does not -- the federal government does not have a right to tell an individual that they can't discriminate against someone. that's on this date. the reality is this. not only did that flag fly this weekend, but joe the plumber issued a statement on his blog saying that what really is america is that the republican needs a white candidate. now, here you say that republican leadership. >> say we need a white republican president. he printed an article. >> it was written by an african-american. now, if i were mr. 9-9-9 or a black republican, i would be mad as hell. how dare he say that and then you don't even have blacks say anything about it. >> jimmy, when you go back to what you said, you're from south carolina. when you go back to lee atwater, where the strategy was play race
states rights is states rights and it's always been to civil rights. >> it's ironic today is the date that the united states supreme court i believe in 1888 or 1877 in essence overturned the 1875 civil rights law. and said -- it actually nullified the 14th amendment saying just what you said. that an individual does not -- the federal government does not have a right to tell an individual that they can't discriminate against someone. that's on this date. the reality is this. not only did...
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rights issue of our time? do you brief if victoria shows up with $500,000, he'll get a tour of the white house? there's so many questions that could have been asked. >> sean: this is just touching the surface. i'm surprised the weren't upset, at least not on the air -- i'm sure many expected obama, the anointed one, would be elected pope, barack obama-us iii. let's move on. he's a question for jeb bush. would today's g.o.p. reject the original ronald reagan. beam me up, scotty. >> we're sitting in the reagan library and yet the president you speak of, and so many conservatives do, raised tacks, was for immigration reform that a lot of modernday conservatives fine distasteful would he be seen as a liberal? >> this revisionist history. they're trying to make ronald reagan interest -- ronald reagan interest something he wasn't. he said the biggest mistake of this presidenty was raising taxes. >> wasn't he called a dunce? >> that's true. >> obama i. could have happened. my sources inside the conclave says that bar
rights issue of our time? do you brief if victoria shows up with $500,000, he'll get a tour of the white house? there's so many questions that could have been asked. >> sean: this is just touching the surface. i'm surprised the weren't upset, at least not on the air -- i'm sure many expected obama, the anointed one, would be elected pope, barack obama-us iii. let's move on. he's a question for jeb bush. would today's g.o.p. reject the original ronald reagan. beam me up, scotty. >>...
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perez currently oversees the civil rights division, and under his division, challenged voting laws and opponents say it restricts minority voting. that's not all, learning a new report released by the department inspector general, the lawsuit against the new black panther party back in 2008. joining me now to explore more on this possible pick. is syndicated columnist, michelle malkin. welcome back. >> thanks for having me on, sean. >> sean: and the radical people keep getting through and i would expect him to take his ideological comrades. >> this is completely expected of course and i think the ball is now in the court of the republican party to expose just how radical this assistant attorney general is and i've reported extensively on tom perez's history as an extremist, race-baiter, and i think most troubling from my perspective, his long-time advocacy, not of american workers, but of illegal alien workers. this is somebody who cut his teeth at casa de maryland which is one of the most activist open border groups in the country. it's funded by government. millions of dollars from t
perez currently oversees the civil rights division, and under his division, challenged voting laws and opponents say it restricts minority voting. that's not all, learning a new report released by the department inspector general, the lawsuit against the new black panther party back in 2008. joining me now to explore more on this possible pick. is syndicated columnist, michelle malkin. welcome back. >> thanks for having me on, sean. >> sean: and the radical people keep getting...
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court heard arguments on a key part of the law that friers with states with history of civil rights discrimination to get permission before changing the law. outside the court, hundreds of protesters rallied to support the law the way it is. >>> well, coming up, we'll go back to the vatican for more on the pope's very last day. stay with us. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. [ jen garner ] what skincare brand is so effective... so trusted... so clinically proven dermatologists recommend it twice as much as any other brand? neutrogena®. recommended by dermatologists 2 times more than any other brand. now that's beautiful. neutrogena®. ♪ neutrogena®. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc
court heard arguments on a key part of the law that friers with states with history of civil rights discrimination to get permission before changing the law. outside the court, hundreds of protesters rallied to support the law the way it is. >>> well, coming up, we'll go back to the vatican for more on the pope's very last day. stay with us. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of...
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appears to support the use of transvaginal probes, and would like to repeal the 1964 civil rights act. but compared with messrs. rubio and bush, rand paul has just delivered a seamless 13-hour long promotion of himself without even resorting to a cathet catheter. for that he's probably improved his odds on a run for 2016, and that's probably the reason why he did it. thanks so much for watching this afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> drone ranger. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. america is the land of liberty. people born here get the greatest most well-guarded rights in the world and there's nothing i'm prouder of. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is what america is all about. so we have debates, debates about the most central questions, these questions, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and those words are the ones that jefferson gave us. tonight we go after those questions starting with the question as out there as it may be. does the united states government have
appears to support the use of transvaginal probes, and would like to repeal the 1964 civil rights act. but compared with messrs. rubio and bush, rand paul has just delivered a seamless 13-hour long promotion of himself without even resorting to a cathet catheter. for that he's probably improved his odds on a run for 2016, and that's probably the reason why he did it. thanks so much for watching this afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> drone ranger. let's...
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with more than 80 elected officials, faith leaders, civil rights activists, and even gang members. all gathered to talk about the stories that have become tragically frequent. >> it happened across the street from a school. a shooting that landed a 7-year-old boy in the hospital. >> a lot of shots. like boom, boom, boom. a kid was hit in the face. >> jayden arnold is still on a respirator after being shot at the park july 4th. >> it's hard. i never thought i'd lose a child. >> he shot my baby in the face. >> why would you do something like this? why? all these innocent people out here and kids. why would you do something like that? >> so many victims. so many of them children. like deonta howard. a 3-year-old who was shot in the head on september 19th. jaden donald who was shot in the stomach on fourth of july. 7-year-old christian lyles shot in the neck that same weekend. and a baby who died after being shot five times. we must all come together to fight back against the violence that has plagued this city and this country for far too long. joining me now is the reverend ira ackri
with more than 80 elected officials, faith leaders, civil rights activists, and even gang members. all gathered to talk about the stories that have become tragically frequent. >> it happened across the street from a school. a shooting that landed a 7-year-old boy in the hospital. >> a lot of shots. like boom, boom, boom. a kid was hit in the face. >> jayden arnold is still on a respirator after being shot at the park july 4th. >> it's hard. i never thought i'd lose a...
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rights triumphs of at least my time and generation, that we're actually going to make some of these disparities worse for some of these ethnic minorities. >> i always wonder, when you're sitting in the white house, you're crafting this very big complicated piece of legislation, they're like i bet they're going to go nuts over the navigators, or is it like a surprising flower that pops up every stay, what conspiracy here theory or attack. >> nothing surprises me anymore. but in going through the large team, remember, this was such a monumental lift from so many people, everybody knew there would be problems with signing up and transitions and north not knowing the constitutionality of the whole thing, but the patient navigator piece, it was a lot more of a oh, yeah that's a good idea, because it takes sense, who would think explaining how to sign up or as ezra put it setting to the sickest people was a bad idea. it is a little surprising. >> you had a post up that was basically saying all these doomsday scenarios about a death spiral for obama care, that is not going to happen. where
rights triumphs of at least my time and generation, that we're actually going to make some of these disparities worse for some of these ethnic minorities. >> i always wonder, when you're sitting in the white house, you're crafting this very big complicated piece of legislation, they're like i bet they're going to go nuts over the navigators, or is it like a surprising flower that pops up every stay, what conspiracy here theory or attack. >> nothing surprises me anymore. but in going...
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i've been in civil rights all my life. we're not excusing anybody's behavior. the young man that punched a guy that died two days later, all cases ought to be treated equally. but how do you have one do ten years in jail and go from juvenile jail to adult jail and another one saying he was so rich he didn't understand the consequences. he does no jail time. he gets therapy. we're talking about equal protection under the law. we're not talking about protecting anyone or giving favoritism to anyone. >> no, reverend al. you're right. you know, for that matter, clients should be able to bring up poor man's syndrome. being born into a poor family and a bad neighborhood, you know, it's not fair. but this sends a terrible message to children from wealthy families and children of poor families alike. >> that's right. >> and no, we're -- >> i'm going to have to leave it there. but i thank you for coming on. thank you both for your time. >> it's on honor. thank you, reverend al. >>> is santa claus white, black, none of the above? who cares? but we'll get a report live fr
i've been in civil rights all my life. we're not excusing anybody's behavior. the young man that punched a guy that died two days later, all cases ought to be treated equally. but how do you have one do ten years in jail and go from juvenile jail to adult jail and another one saying he was so rich he didn't understand the consequences. he does no jail time. he gets therapy. we're talking about equal protection under the law. we're not talking about protecting anyone or giving favoritism to...
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rights issue of our time. journalism at its core is about justice and fairness and that's the view of the world that we espouse. therefore, journalists are going to cover the segment of society that's still in the treated equally under the the law. the readers writes, contrary to what you say the mission of journalism is not justice, defining justice is a political matter not journalistic. journalism should be about accuracy and fairness and good journalism also means not demeaning conservatives as haters. what do you think about those points? >> that was a pretty good discussion back and forth and i think you've got a window into the soul of much of the mainstream media that says our purpose here is not so much the truth as justice and fairness, a distinction to be made and this report-- this reader who ought to be a reporter, too, of course never get an offer, called it the way the first amendment intended which is to tell the truth. >> can you have justice and fairness without truth? >> well, it helps when
rights issue of our time. journalism at its core is about justice and fairness and that's the view of the world that we espouse. therefore, journalists are going to cover the segment of society that's still in the treated equally under the the law. the readers writes, contrary to what you say the mission of journalism is not justice, defining justice is a political matter not journalistic. journalism should be about accuracy and fairness and good journalism also means not demeaning...
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he called civil rights the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the congress. >> it was taking liberties away from one group of citizens and giving them to another. i thought it was bad legislation then. and i have had nothing to change my mind about it. >> and tonight north carolina's governor pat mccrory is honoring him. honoring him the same week the national republican party opened a new african-american outreach office in the state of north carolina. amazing. this shows the problem the gop has right now. then supports republican leaders who says this. >> the very first political contribution i ever made in my life was to jesse helms. when i was a kid, i sent $10 to jesse helms. the willingness to say all those crazy things is a rare, rare characteristic in this town. and you know what? it's every bit as true now as it was then, we need a hundred more like jesse helms in the u.s. senate. >> a hundred more like jesse helms. and the people pulling the strings behind the scenes, people like former senator jim demint now the head of the heritage foundation, sa
he called civil rights the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the congress. >> it was taking liberties away from one group of citizens and giving them to another. i thought it was bad legislation then. and i have had nothing to change my mind about it. >> and tonight north carolina's governor pat mccrory is honoring him. honoring him the same week the national republican party opened a new african-american outreach office in the state of north carolina....
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his record at civil rights division and haven't talked about his position on amnesty. >> greta: nice to see you. >> thanks, greta. >> greta: and congress tries to force a vote on president obama's 2014 budget. oh, wait, there is no 2014 president obama budget. the president missed a deadline set by law to submit the plan. but g.o.p. wanted to set up a vote on a blank piece of paper. the congressman joins us, what happened? >> we'll find out later tonight. we offered 34 pages of question marks and you can't offer a blank piece of paper. but in order for an amendment, you have 35 pages and numbers filled in. you look at paul ryan's, the numbers are filled in. we didn't have numbers so we put question marks. >> greta: i find it appalling when people can't meet deadlines. he missed february 4th deadline. he said late march and that's not happening and now april. and totally to me it's such disregard with the law when the law said that. he's not the first one. many presidents before him have blown off this deadline, nonetheless-- >> actually the first president ever. >> greta: to be last,
his record at civil rights division and haven't talked about his position on amnesty. >> greta: nice to see you. >> thanks, greta. >> greta: and congress tries to force a vote on president obama's 2014 budget. oh, wait, there is no 2014 president obama budget. the president missed a deadline set by law to submit the plan. but g.o.p. wanted to set up a vote on a blank piece of paper. the congressman joins us, what happened? >> we'll find out later tonight. we offered 34...
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in a tweet meant to honor the work of civil rights icon rosa parks, the rnc tweeted out a image of parks with this bungled caption. quote, today we remember rosa parks' bold stand in her role in ending racism. many found this to be inaccurate and offensive. today took to twitter to take their outrage. quote, previous quote should have been remember her role in fighting to end racism. it's still hard to imagine making that kind of mistake. finally, ron burgundy may be a fictional news anchor, that didn't stop him from co-hosting a local news program in bismarck, north dakota, on saturday night. it's the latest promotion for the anchorman sequel. he was able to keep a straight face through the whole 30-minute newscast. here are some highlights. >> you look lovely tonight. >> thank you, ron. you too. >> are you married? >> no. >> well, i am. don't get ideas. >> we'll see what happens. i don't know. it's a tough call. >> i've never seen fighting in a hockey match before. that was fascinating. >> and there's also movember for mustaches. >> i'm fond of those. >> i was wondering about that. >>
in a tweet meant to honor the work of civil rights icon rosa parks, the rnc tweeted out a image of parks with this bungled caption. quote, today we remember rosa parks' bold stand in her role in ending racism. many found this to be inaccurate and offensive. today took to twitter to take their outrage. quote, previous quote should have been remember her role in fighting to end racism. it's still hard to imagine making that kind of mistake. finally, ron burgundy may be a fictional news anchor,...
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rights march from selma to montgomery. >> it is for all americans to get out and enjoy this day and just to celebrate and just remember all of the struggle ams we awe have come through. >> they joined them from na march -- joined them in a march which honored dr. martin luther king, jr. and people of all races and religions would march together and many parents are bringing their children to pay tribute. >> it is really important for kids to know how far we have come and how much further we have yet to go so i decided to bring my daughters here so they could see the memorial. >> it's just basically freedom and we wanted to show his dream for all of us. >> reporter: they will be commemorating his dream and legacy and it would be hard to ask for a more gorgeous day out here. reporting live san francisco. >>> government buildings are closed for the dr. martin luther king, jr. holiday. state courts schools and credit unions are closed, post offices are also closed and mail will not be delivered today. parking meters in san francisco will be enforced. >>> now where a surf rescue is under
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then you have this guy with a latter day version of it which is prior to civil rights. pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into the system where politicians could sort of give the wink and the nod to these sorts of things when republicans would go to south carolina. they would weigh in on terms of how they felt about the confederate flag. your dad, he goes to philadelphia praising rights. but now that doesn't really exist. here is this opportunity in this very kind of big way for them to do the same sort of thing with these pop culture figures. >> i want to get more political here. the far right's defense of robertson i want to talk about, has been built around the concept of freedom of speech and religion. this is sarah palin with sea
then you have this guy with a latter day version of it which is prior to civil rights. pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into the system where...
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perez's civil rights division, as it did prior in the bush administration. is it not less controversial then to have tom perez move over to labor than to allow him to stay as civil rights? >> well, then it depends on what you think is more important. if more members of congress who are going-- members of the senate who are going to have to weigh this nomination, what's more important shall the business of america, or the issue of liberties and civil rights? because his bailiwick affects marriage and other things. at the department of labor, and ends up over there, he's going to have a broad portfolio to be able to deal with how employers interact with their employees. and if he's as much of an innovator in finding ways to push the envelope on liberal issues at the department of labor as he is there, he will have a much broader effect on the economy and the way that people work and are employed. >> megyn: as we speak, we are just getting this breaking news in that senator vittert-- senator vitter is coming out and saying he'll block the perez nomination and s
perez's civil rights division, as it did prior in the bush administration. is it not less controversial then to have tom perez move over to labor than to allow him to stay as civil rights? >> well, then it depends on what you think is more important. if more members of congress who are going-- members of the senate who are going to have to weigh this nomination, what's more important shall the business of america, or the issue of liberties and civil rights? because his bailiwick affects...
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what took about 65 years from civil rights movements. now what happens every single day people see lgbt people around them in their family, their workplace. every morning they bring ellen degeneres and tom roberts into their household. that's the people, chris, we're talking about here. we're talking about seniors, southerners. we're talking about working class people seeing lgbt people around them every day. >> you know what i like about you, brian, you're obviously a great local representative. i like the fact you talk at the right speed. my speed. >> you know what, i know that you, like me, can cram about two minutes worth of information into a minute. >> as rightly we do. happy easter to you. happy easter to you, joy reid. thank you as always for coming on the program. >> thank you, chris. >>> up next, there they go again. republicans in north carolina writing legislation trying to make it harder for democrats, especially minorities, to even register, even show up to vote. this is crazy. they keep doing it. we keep talking about it a
what took about 65 years from civil rights movements. now what happens every single day people see lgbt people around them in their family, their workplace. every morning they bring ellen degeneres and tom roberts into their household. that's the people, chris, we're talking about here. we're talking about seniors, southerners. we're talking about working class people seeing lgbt people around them every day. >> you know what i like about you, brian, you're obviously a great local...
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by the way, pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. to try to fight it. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. praising strom thurman saying if you had won, things wouldn't have been so bad. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into the system where politicians could sort of give the wink and the nod to these sorts of things when republicans would go to south carolina. they would weigh in on terms of how they felt about the confederate flag. they would go to the university for instance. your dad, ron reagan, he goes to philadelphia and mississippi praising state's rights. there are always those sorts of things. but now that doesn't really exist. here is this opportunity in this very kind of big way for them to do the same sort of thing with these pop culture figures. >> i want to get more political here
by the way, pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. to try to fight it. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. praising strom thurman saying if you had won, things wouldn't have been so bad. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into...
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king and the civil rights movement. it shows the progress we've made and where we have to go. it's a night to celebrate america's promise and look toward its future. we hope you can join us one hour from now, 8:00 p.m. eastern. we'll be live from the apollo theater. and don't forget, the only prerecorded interview was condoleezza rice. the rest will be there with me live. and we're going to talk about things they never talked about as we figure out how we go 50 years forward. live from the apollo tonight in one hour. 8:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. we'll see you in an hour. "hardball" starts right now. >>> surrounded. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in new york. let me open tonight with this. you know what it look like when a team is on its own 1 yard line, just a yard from being tackled in its own end zone. it would be generous to say that's where president obama now stands in his fight to win congressional approval of an attack on syria. the latest polling tells a grimmer story. 223 members of the 435 member house
king and the civil rights movement. it shows the progress we've made and where we have to go. it's a night to celebrate america's promise and look toward its future. we hope you can join us one hour from now, 8:00 p.m. eastern. we'll be live from the apollo theater. and don't forget, the only prerecorded interview was condoleezza rice. the rest will be there with me live. and we're going to talk about things they never talked about as we figure out how we go 50 years forward. live from the...
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the president sees gay rights movement as the next iteration of civil rights struggle. he probably means it. is it relevant? the unskilled immigration we have. you can argue that we are in need of 11 million new or more low skilled laborers. that will depress wages. do you note in state of nevada unemployment is over 10%. that will this do to wages for low-skilled american workers? will depress them. i can't believe the president is getting away with thatch >> on this provision is this a poisep nil >> it is potentially a poison pill. for republicans who themselveses or the voters back at home, supporters believe this amnesty. this is very difficult, the catholic churches who are supporting immigration reform, this is going to stop the bipartisan momentum in its tracks. there is a belief that president obama for tactical successes might do what he can to move the goalpost and move out the the left so it's not too much in the right at the end. maybe that is something democrats think is a shrewd plan. it's obviously going to throw gum in works. white house knows that. >> p
the president sees gay rights movement as the next iteration of civil rights struggle. he probably means it. is it relevant? the unskilled immigration we have. you can argue that we are in need of 11 million new or more low skilled laborers. that will depress wages. do you note in state of nevada unemployment is over 10%. that will this do to wages for low-skilled american workers? will depress them. i can't believe the president is getting away with thatch >> on this provision is this a...
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as a civil right. we have to take a break, but coming up at 17, he was arrested for trying to rob a drug dealer. now he is a doctor and knows not everyone in low income urban america gets that second chance. we will discuss the cycle of poverty and violence when author dr. samsung davis joins us just ahead. is it when you've when left work behind,ise? and only the waves remain? is it when stress is replaced by serenity? there's no one answer. but when the moment arrives... ...everything will be perfectly clear. behold...the islands of the bahamas. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. [ dad ] tide and downy together. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. that's chilly. [ male announcer ] bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. >>> months after the fact mitt romne
as a civil right. we have to take a break, but coming up at 17, he was arrested for trying to rob a drug dealer. now he is a doctor and knows not everyone in low income urban america gets that second chance. we will discuss the cycle of poverty and violence when author dr. samsung davis joins us just ahead. is it when you've when left work behind,ise? and only the waves remain? is it when stress is replaced by serenity? there's no one answer. but when the moment arrives... ...everything will be...
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i think civil rights are great. everyone should be treated equally by the government and i think more importantly there's a government that wants to use taxing and spending power which is an enumerated power to enact programs like medicare and social security, then great. we can have that debate in the arena of politics and political branches. but there's a difference between that and using power regulate interstate commerce and enforce people to buy commerce. there's serious constitutional differences between some of the things that have tried to be done by the obama administration today versus things in the past. a lot of people just been too brought of a brush with the tea party. they don't understand the tea parties concerns earlier cons to too small. they are subtle, but important people don't understand the constitution anymore. much less what they mean. how are we ever going to have a serious and important substantive discourse about what is right in what is wrong with this country unless we know these things
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-- excuse me, civil unions. invite gay couple had a love each other and want to spend the rest of their lye together to have all the rights that married couple do. >> let me move on to immigration. >> you disagree? >> no, no. he made a good point. >>> that sounds like separate but equal no. it will be marriage in everything but the name because we don't want to touch that. >> may concern is that republicans will 97 win the youth vote. i don't think they will ever win another election if they do not support gay marriage in my opinion. >> the issue with gay marriage or marriage equality, the repeal of don't ask don't tell. it is not about winning the youth vote or pandering to a demographic. for people who identify as liberal, it about doing the right thing. >> it can't just be marriage. it is important but it is only one part. just as if not far more important ending discrimination, make smurg there is a equality craw the boempld marriage is just one small part. >> i think the government kneads to take out of rel
-- excuse me, civil unions. invite gay couple had a love each other and want to spend the rest of their lye together to have all the rights that married couple do. >> let me move on to immigration. >> you disagree? >> no, no. he made a good point. >>> that sounds like separate but equal no. it will be marriage in everything but the name because we don't want to touch that. >> may concern is that republicans will 97 win the youth vote. i don't think they will...
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this is almost in the history books in terms of being a civil rights battle that is very nearly won, depending on what the supreme court does. >> it's a huge generational change. we've all been living it. i worked for president clinton when he signed doma, and nobody really understood the impact at that point. i mean, obviously it was devastating for so many couples across the country as a result, but look, this has been what senator kennedy used to call the slow march of progress, and we have to keep on that march of progress, and we've come a long way even -- remember the 2004 election where state by state every state we went through we were dealing with anti-gay marriage battle initiatives. >> where one bill clinton allegedly told your then boss john kerry to support a federal marriage amendment, something that does not make it into his op etd ed. >> i was reading about the contemporaneous -- when the house passed the doma bill, a white house spokesperson whose name i didn't see in the story denounced it as gay-baiting. the president signed it anyway. that went to show his heart m
this is almost in the history books in terms of being a civil rights battle that is very nearly won, depending on what the supreme court does. >> it's a huge generational change. we've all been living it. i worked for president clinton when he signed doma, and nobody really understood the impact at that point. i mean, obviously it was devastating for so many couples across the country as a result, but look, this has been what senator kennedy used to call the slow march of progress, and we...
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rights act and never come out in opposition to the civil rights act. >> and the audience was a little bit incredulous at that, rocket. would you have advised him to give a different answer? >> i think he should have been transparent and honest. i think he should have said when i was running for the senate, i did say some artful things. he can justify what he side but he did say some things a couple years ago that sent a mixed signal. and for people that look like me, they scratch their heads and say what you're saying you believe is you're against the voting rights act of 1964 which is something that i fundamentally disagree with. i think he should have been more forceful about how he defended himself. >> the national journal's headline on this story was, quote, why rand paul was right to reach out to black voters. it's political malpractice for the gop to ignore the constituency that could be critical to its long-term success. and, ben, you know, you pointed this out, barack obama won the black vote in '93 to 6% in the last election, but would democrats, you know, take that for grant
rights act and never come out in opposition to the civil rights act. >> and the audience was a little bit incredulous at that, rocket. would you have advised him to give a different answer? >> i think he should have been transparent and honest. i think he should have said when i was running for the senate, i did say some artful things. he can justify what he side but he did say some things a couple years ago that sent a mixed signal. and for people that look like me, they scratch...
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not only a breakthrough, he a guy that stood with the civil rights movement. i take my hat off to him in that regard. he is stuck because in reality black people are about 13% of the population. about 50% of all the murders in the country are committed by black people and against black people. this is black on black crime in black neighborhoods and yet somehow harry belafonte has blinders to it. it's not just harry belafonte, it's the ncaa, it's the black churches and -- naacp. they want to talk about pipelines and inequity.... >> bill: it's like that. >> all that gas and all those words, all of the protests and not one against the drug dealers the gangster rappers, pimps the guys that force black neighborhoods to be locked down with gates over the doors and grills over the windows and old people running. no, this is an outrage somehow there is silence among black leaders when it comes to condemning black on black crime. that ties with chicago and guns. i'm not a fan of guns as you know. let me say, how can you not say that the guns that is being used to kill
not only a breakthrough, he a guy that stood with the civil rights movement. i take my hat off to him in that regard. he is stuck because in reality black people are about 13% of the population. about 50% of all the murders in the country are committed by black people and against black people. this is black on black crime in black neighborhoods and yet somehow harry belafonte has blinders to it. it's not just harry belafonte, it's the ncaa, it's the black churches and -- naacp. they want to...